When the Chicago Blackhawks make their usual visit to Anaheim on Black Friday, they always have a raucous cheering section of jersey-clad fans crowded against the glass from the pregame warmup onward.
Although those fans didn't get to see captain Jonathan Toews this time, that ...

The Edmonton Oilers hope they are finally out of their funk.
Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Cam Talbot made 31 saves for his third shutout of the season, helping Edmonton beat the Western Conference-leading Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Monday night.
"They've been playing some good hockey ...

Determined to get out of their recent funk and motivated to measure up to the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Washington Capitals took out their frustrations in a 7-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.
The score was indicative of just how lopsided ...

Corey Crawford has the Chicago Blackhawks on an early season roll.
Crawford stopped 27 shots and Artemi Panarin scored 25 seconds into overtime, leading the Blackhawks over the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight win.
Crawford won his sixth consecutive game ...

The Edmonton Oilers are rolling right now and it's not just their touted, high-flying offense making the push.
Oilers goalie Cam Talbot has been sensational to start the season and on Friday night he stopped 26 shots for his 13th career shutout in a 2-0 ...

Wayne Gretzky will make a rare return to the ice Saturday to play alongside other former Edmonton Oilers greats against Winnipeg Jets alumni as part of the Heritage Classic weekend.
"I mean, I skate once a year. I just really never find the energy, the ...

For decades, Dave Keon wanted no part of the Toronto Maple Leafs. On Friday, he was honored as the greatest player in the team's 100-year history.
Syl Apps was second on the list, followed by Ted Kennedy, Darryl Sittler, Mats Sundin, Tim Horton, Johnny Bower, ...

The St. Louis Blues acquired Russian forward Nail Yakupov from the Edmonton Oilers on Friday for forward Zach Pochiro and a conditional draft pick next year.
The No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft, the 23-year-old Yakupov had eight goals and 14 assists in 60 ...

When Nathan MacKinnon deked Henrik Lundqvist out for a highlight-reel overtime goal and got mobbed by teammates, he couldn't be happier.
Minutes later, MacKinnon found out that the 4-3 victory over Sweden on Wednesday wasn't enough to get Team North America into the semifinals at ...

Patrick Kane was on the verge of tears as the final horn sounded on another American loss to Canada.
A 4-2 wipeout eliminated the United States from the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday night, ending what was perhaps the best chance for this generation ...

Japan’s men’s ice hockey team missed out on a place in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Friday after losing 3-1 to Latvia for its second straight defeat in the final qualifiers.
Japan, ranked 21st in the world, went 2-0 down early ...

Japan's men's ice hockey team lost 5-0 against Germany in the final qualifiers for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics on Thursday.
Japan, ranked 21st in the world, had no answer to 10th-ranked Germany and faces a tough task to make its way to the Games in ...